Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1937–1941

This is a list of members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly between the 20 February 1937 election and the 13 December 1941 election. The term was elongated due to World War II.

Name Party Division Years in office
Henry BakerNationalistFranklin1928–1946
Hon George Becker[6]LaborWilmot1912–1931; 1934–1941
Hon Edward BrookerLaborFranklin1934–1948
Neil CampbellNationalistWilmot1922–1955
Jack ChamberlainNationalistDarwin1934–1951
Hon Robert CosgroveLaborDenison1919–1922; 1925–1931;
1934–1958
Charles CulleyLaborDenison1922–1928; 1934–1948
Hon Thomas d'AltonLaborDarwin1931–1944
Hon Thomas DaviesLaborBass1929–1942
George Doyle[5]NationalistFranklin1937–1940
John DwyerLaborFranklin1931–1962
Hon Edmund Dwyer-GrayLaborDenison1928–1945
Frank Edwards[4]NationalistDarwin1934–1940
Francis FosterNationalistWilmot1937–1941
Francis HeereyLaborDenison1937–1941; 1945–1946
Allen HollingsworthNationalistBass1934–1941
Eric HowroydLaborBass1937–1950; 1958–1959
Philip KellyLaborDarwin1922–1946
Henry Lane[1]LaborDarwin1926–1928; 1937–1946
Hon Sir Walter LeeNationalistWilmot1909–1946
Arndell Lewis[7]NationalistDenison1932–1934; 1937–1941
John McDonaldLaborBass1934–1945
Francis McDermott[2]LaborFranklin1939–1941
Joseph McGrath[1]LaborDarwin1934–1937
Hon John MaddenLaborBass1936–1956; 1957–1969
Frank MarriottNationalistDarwin1922–1946
John OckerbyNationalistBass1928–1946
Hon Albert Ogilvie[2]LaborFranklin1919–1939
Hon Eric Ogilvie[3]LaborWilmot1928–1940
David O'KeefeLaborWilmot1934–1943
Basil PlummerLaborFranklin1937–1941
Vincent Shoobridge[5]NationalistFranklin1940–1941
John SoundyNationalistDenison1925–1946
Lancelot Spurr[6]LaborWilmot1941–1956
William Taylor[3]LaborWilmot1940–1946
Ernest Turner[7]NationalistDenison1931–1937; 1941
John Wright[4]NationalistDarwin1940–1941

Notes
1 Labor MHA for Darwin, Joseph McGrath, died on 16 March 1937, just days after the election. A recount on 5 April 1937 resulted in Labor candidate Henry Lane being elected.
2 Labor MHA for Franklin and Premier of Tasmania, Albert Ogilvie, died on 10 June 1939. A recount on 28 June 1939 resulted in Labor candidate Francis McDermott being elected.
3 Labor MHA for Wilmot, Eric Ogilvie, resigned in August 1940. A recount on 28 August 1940 resulted in Labor candidate William Taylor being elected.
4 Nationalist MHA for Darwin, Frank Edwards, resigned in August 1940. A recount on 31 August 1940 resulted in Nationalist candidate John Wright being elected.
5 Nationalist MHA for Franklin, George Doyle, died on 26 October 1940. A recount on 8 November 1940 resulted in Nationalist candidate Vincent Shoobridge being elected.
6 Labor (formerly Independent) MHA for Wilmot, George Becker, died on 23 April 1941. A recount on 8 May 1941 resulted in Labor candidate Lancelot Spurr being elected.
7 Nationalist MHA for Denison, Arndell Lewis, resigned in May 1941. A recount on 2 June 1941 resulted in Nationalist candidate Ernest Turner being elected.

Sources
  • Hughes, Colin A.; Graham, B. D. (1976). Voting for the South Australian, Western Australian and Tasmanian Lower Houses, 1890-1964. Canberra: Australian National University. ISBN 0-7081-1334-6.
  • Parliament of Tasmania (2006). The Parliament of Tasmania from 1856
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